# IG7 6HJ: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

IG7 6HJ is a postcode in Epping Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Epping Forest. Open the map at IG7 6HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [IG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7) › [IG7 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7-6)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Epping Forest 016A: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **Grange Hill, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **No property in IG7 6HJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **No gigabit broadband at IG7 6HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at IG7 6HJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wells Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wells-park-school-e148708) | Special | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Manford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manford-primary-school-e102795) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coppice Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coppice-primary-school-e102837) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-academy-e137692) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [John Bramston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-bramston-primary-school-e102838) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limes Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limes-farm-junior-school-e114932) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limes-farm-infant-school-and-nursery-e145991) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Chigwell Row Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chigwell-row-infant-school-e145993) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £612,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| April 2026 | £1,600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2025 | £124,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| August 2025 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| August 2025 | £1,105,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| May 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Grange Hill (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE (890 m); THE WILLOWS & DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (870 m); ICON PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Chigwell (880 m, Budgens); Tesco Chigwell Manford Way Express (880 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £525,719** (July 2026). Epping Forest’s average house price was £525,719 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,618** (2025). Full-time workers living in Epping Forest earned a median of £45,618 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.5×** (2025). A home in Epping Forest costs 11.5 times local full-time pay. 27th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Epping Forest has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Epping Forest 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Epping Forest 016A has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 016A was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 4,473rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,352** (2021). Epping Forest 016A had 2,352 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,697th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.3%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 016A, 81.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## IG7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG7 was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 275th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,885** (2021). IG7 had 23,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,234th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IG7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.7%** (January 2026). In IG7, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Centre: 51.6161, 0.1032

Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest): Dr Neil Hudson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1032,51.6161,IG76HJ

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